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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1870
Page
3
Fragmentary verse presents a sexton’s reflection amid a newly made graveyard. The speaker claims rule over the dead while gathering mourners from cottages and halls, describing a throne of marble and a scepter of tile as he gathers both kin and strangers.
A four year old girl in a London's crowded suburb sells handmade match boxes to survive. A seamstress and a compassionate passerby Penny help, while a wavering mother clings to hope. Mr Blake, a humane observer, seeks to aid them, signaling a broader plea against grinding poverty and social injustice.
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